Lent is a 40 day Christian festival that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter (Sundays are not counted).  To begin this holy season, on Ash Wednesday some churches invite their members to come forward and receive the imposition of ashes.  The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead […]

On February 19, we observe The Transfiguration of Our Lord. The Scriptures tell us that Jesus, along with Peter, James, and John went up on a high mountain. There Jesus’ clothes became a spectacular dazzling white, and His face shown like the Sun.  Moses and Elijah were also there in glory talking with Jesus. This […]

Epiphany is both a day and a season on the church calendar.  The day is January 6th; the season is the time between the close of the Christmas season and the beginning of Lent.  “Epiphany” means “an appearance, a showing forth, or a shining revelation”.  Though the world pays little attention, for Christians it is an important […]

On January 1st we observe the festival of The Circumcision and Name of Jesus. God commanded Abraham that on the eighth day after birth every male child would be circumcised. This was a sign of the covenant that God marked them as His people. The Israelites were to observe this practice as it would be […]